#Displaylink driver for mac mojave drivers#
#Displaylink driver for mac mojave full#

#Displaylink driver for mac mojave full#

This should output a line of text containing “” if the driver loaded, if nothing is output then the DisplayLink driver is not being loaded and is most likely being blocked by Gatekeeper. MacOS 10.14 Mojave and the latest DisplayLink v5.0 driver fix the problem that had limited macOS High Sierra (10.13.4+) devices from full functionality with multiple DisplayLink-enabled USB graphics devices such as external monitors.

Enter the following command, excluding the quotes: “kextstat | grep -i displaylink” followed by the enter key to execute the command.

Open a terminal (Finder > Go > Utilities > Terminal).

We can use the terminal to verify the DisplayLink driver is loaded by performing the following:

Please make sure the “DisplayLinkUserAgent” is checked to “Allow the apps below to control your computer”. Select the Privacy tab, from the left column select “Accessibility”.Removing and reinstalling the DisplayLink driver should cause this prompt to reappear if it s being blocked. If nothing shows up here either the software has been allowed or is being silently blocked. Please note, this options normally only appears for about half an hour after installing the software and before restarting the computer.If available, select the Allow button next to 'System software from developer “DisplayLink” was blocked from loading.On the General Tab under the horizontal role check that “Allow apps downloaded from:” is set to “App Store and identified developers” changing this setting requires administrative privileges.To see if the DisplayLink software is being block, please open the Security & Privacy panel ( Finder > Go > Applications > System Preferences > Security & Privacy ):

#Displaylink driver for mac mojave drivers#

By default MacOS will attempt to block software from 3rd party developers unless specifically allowed, normally the system will prompt to allow the blocked software however we have had many reports of the drivers being silently blocked. The next thing to check are security settings in MacOS. Thanks for letting me know that the installation did not get the external displays working.